Public postsecondary education: free speech policy.
Summary
This measure would urge all private and public universities in California, to the extent that they have not adopted free speech statements consistent with the principles articulated by the Chancellor of the University of California at Irvine, and the Free Expression Statement formally adopted by the University of Chicago, to consider such statements as a model for developing and adopting free speech statements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Jul 2017
Assembly Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Feb 8, 2017
Signed Jul 17, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Jul 13, 2017 · Assembly Apr 20, 2017
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
Jul 13, 2017
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 17, 2017
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 4 p.m.
legislature
Jul 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jul 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2025.)
upper
Jul 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
upper
Jun 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
May 10, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.
upper
Apr 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1139.)
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 5).
lower
Mar 20, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced
Amended.
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and be adopted as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 14).
lower
Feb 21, 2017
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 53 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Kiley
RRepublican
Co
Adrin Nazarian
DDemocratic
Co
Al Muratsuchi
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Rendon
DDemocratic
Co
Ash Kalra
DDemocratic
Co
Autumn R. Burke
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Quirk
DDemocratic
Co
BM
Brian Maienschein
DDemocratic
Co
Catharine B. Baker
RRepublican
Co
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
DDemocratic
Co
Chad Mayes
IIndependent
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